background & objectives: nanotechnology is one of great important part of technology. nanoparticles can be used in different applications for industrial, medical, military and personal use. the objectives of this study were preparation of polystyrene/zno nanocomposite films via a simple method and investigation of antibacterial activity of them. methods: polystyrene /zno nanoparticle (ps/n...

Infection of the stomach and proximal duodenum with Helicobacter pylori induces inflammation with associated changes in the mucosa. Alterations in mucus structure and function, surface epithelial cell integrity, mucosal blood flow, and local mucosal neural and hormonal status have been observed following this infection. A proportion of subjects infected with H pylori develop duodenal ulcer dise...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the possible antiulcer effect of the African garden egg, Solanum aethiopicum (S. aethiopicum) (a domestic vegetable) experimentally in rats. METHODS A methanol extract of the plant fruit was prepared by maceration. Twenty five overnight fasted rats for each model were divided randomly into five groups of five rats. Groups 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 received normal saline, extract ...

herbal medicine can be a valuable source of assistance for traditional medicine. there are a number of herbs that can be used in conjunction with modern medicine. herbs can also be taken to aid recovery from serious diseases. although one should never aim to treat diseases such as cardiovascular disease solely with herbal medicine, the value of herbs used in tandem with modern medicine cannot b...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the anti-ulcer activity of ethanol extract of leaves of Polyalthia longifolia (Sonn.) Thwaites. MATERIALS AND METHODS The ethanol extract of Polyalthia longifolia was investigated for its anti-ulcer activity against aspirin plus pylorous ligation induced gastric ulcer in rats, HCl -Ethanol induced ulcer in mice and water immersion stress induced ulcer in rats at 300 mg/k...

AIM To estimate the age-specific prevalence of anti-ulcer drug use and to calculate the usage of different anti-ulcer drugs over 5 years within the universal health insurance program in Taiwan area. METHODS The National Health Insurance Research Database in Taipei supplied the cohort data sets of 200 000 people. The ambulatory and inpatient claims of the cohort from 1997 to 2001 were analyzed...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES The aetiology of gastric ulcers is not completely understood and continuous use of anti-ulcer agents leads to many side effects. In this study we evaluated the anti-ulcer efficacy of a polyherbal formulation with potent antioxidant activity in aspirin and pyloric ligature induced gastric ulcers in rats. METHODS The efficacy of the polyherbal formulation NR-ANX-C (compo...

The Development and Assessment of a Herbal Floating Tablet for Peptic Ulcer Disease. goal creating herbal floating tablet is to extend the drugs duration in gastrointestinal tract. This will increase bioavailability result greater absorption than with convectional dose form. Due its gastro-retentive feature, medicine remains at site inflammation longer amount time, resulting more targeted actio...